I've seen that yellow star before. Is this a Chinese Android device with a Chinese app store? And I can see the free app it's trying to install from the ad is Chinese. It looks like some kind of dating agency app, they usually are.

Which scanner did you use, you could try Lookout https://www.lookout.com/m/android Alternatively you might have to think back what you recently installed that caused the notification ads.

BTW I don't think this is AirPush. I'm almost certain that this is some Chinese notification ad thing.

I've seen that yellow star before. Is this a Chinese Android device with a Chinese app store? And I can see the free app it's trying to install from the ad is Chinese. It looks like some kind of dating agency app, they usually are.

Which scanner did you use, you could try Lookout https://www.lookout.com/m/android Alternatively you might have to think back what you recently installed that caused the notification ads.

BTW I don't think this is AirPush. I'm almost certain that this is some Chinese notification ad thing.

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It's a Canadian phone and a Canadian app store. I tried lookout ad scanner but that didn't work.

It's a Canadian phone and a Canadian app store. I tried lookout ad scanner but that didn't work.

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Are you sure this "Canadian app store" really is Canadian? Also what brand and model is the phone, and what's this "Canadian app store" called? Because there's a couple of app stores that have nice western sounding names, but they're actually Chinese, e.g. 1Mobile Market. What's happening is most definitely Chinese. I've seen this for myself with Chinese Android devices with apps from Chinese app stores and I'm in China. That's why I recognised it.

It's a legitimate method of push advertising AFAIK, so Lookout and other scanners might not detect it as malware. When I've seen this happen, just removing the offending ad-supported app clears it. If you can't identify which particular app is causing it, like that Minecraft one. Try to remember what you installed recently, and remove them one-by-one until these Chinese notification ads stop

This thread might help you to catch the culprit app ...Push Advertising
Also you'd try it with the app 'Notification History', free in Play Store.

You've Jelly Bean?

Jelly Bean introduced the feature to indentify the app which created a notification and disable the app's ability for notifications.

Do long press on the advertising's notification, that should pop up an "App Info" button you can press which will tell you which app has created that notification.
Also from there you can conveniently disable the app's ability for notifications, or if you want, uninstall the app.

There's two versions of that, a free one and a paid version on Google Play. The free one has no mention of push advertising at all, and seems to be well regarded in the many reviews. It's function and feature restricted. I'd guess what you had was an unofficial hacked pirated copy, that had the Chinese push advertising added. I'm willing to bet the Canadian app store has its HQ and office in Beijing, and not Toronto or Vancouver.